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Rebuilding Ground Zero: How NYC Rose from the Ashes

By 2010, construction of the One World Trade Center site stalled until a massive push from angry workers transformed Ground Zero into a symbol of resilience. From architect Michael Arad’s "Reflecting Absence" memorial and the underground museum guarding the original slurry wall, to the Mohawk ironworkers guiding the final beam into place, witness the decade-long rebuilding of Lower Manhattan.
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The Future of Cities
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Rebuilding Ground Zero: How NYC Rose from the Ashes
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The Future of Cities - S1 E10

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